OOC Kingdom of Ashes VI (Welcome to the Springer Dimension)

[Laurel]

I know we've gone over the banner designs a bunch of times...

But, this morning as I was rummaging through my Favorites - I found the link to SteelWeaver (www.steelweaver.com).

SteelWeaver has, in the past, made enormous banners out of chainmail that are incredibly beautiful... so, for fun and profit (or maybe just fun because we don't get paid to game), does anyone mind if we pretend our banners are like this?

I really like the silvery one with the lion - but, obviously, we would replace the lion with the phoenix... and, I also like the gold as opposed to the two silvers (which is why I posted the funky chinese bird thing).

Aren't they freakin' cool?!

They are cool looking.... and something for Jaine's personal guard? Throne room type thing would be really cool and mark them when the times comes.... Speaking of which have we made/assigned Jaine a personal guard??? I know it was mentioned, but with needed people here and there an everywhere wasn't sure how that worked or should be worked or at this point not needed.

Back to the banner though- personally I don't really care except it really should somehow keep the red color. All of the past top ideas agreed on banners all had gold/red/black themes with red being top. Just paint on a mini and in the mind, but without the red in the banner or as the color of the pheonix army the whole point of L'Aurel's black and red cloth armor just hasn't made sense for the past few months.

 

[The_Universe]

They are cool looking.... and something for Jaine's personal guard? Throne room type thing would be really cool and mark them when the times comes.... Speaking of which have we made/assigned Jaine a personal guard??? I know it was mentioned, but with needed people here and there an everywhere wasn't sure how that worked or should be worked or at this point not needed.

Back to the banner though- personally I don't really care except it really should somehow keep the red color. All of the past top ideas agreed on banners all had gold/red/black themes with red being top. Just paint on a mini and in the mind, but without the red in the banner or as the color of the pheonix army the whole point of L'Aurel's black and red cloth armor just hasn't made sense for the past few months.

Red/orange/gold/yellow are definitely the phoenix-y colors that come to mind (for me, anyway)

As for a personal guard, I would imagine that (at the moment) they are just some of the veteran soldiers from Korienne's unit, or some of the more decorated units from the Battle of the Alder's Forest. Probably a combination, really.

As of now, the Queen's Guard is not a formal unit...they just try to put the best guys around her so she doesn't get killed. Archonus has also requested the opportunity to post some of his own guards around her - Warforged, not undead. I'll let you decide if you'll approve that or not.

In the Falcon Kingdom, the King is guarded by members of the First Talon - the Kingshield. You can start up an identical organization, make up your own thing, or just leave the situation as is.

What do you think?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

OK - I'd say that's a critical mass. I will start it.

When?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

They are very cool. But, as the point of a banner is that it be visible over long distances, these may not fit the bill. Having 2 shades of silver (or even silver and gold-plated metal will just look like grey sheets at a quarter mile, or more.

You're probably better, in a practical sense, going with bright cloths - but I don't see any reasons why you couldn't do something like this inside a throne room, or in a great hall, or something.

I realize they aren't super practical... but, practicality was not my main concern in posting... was just sharing something that I thought was really cool with the rest of the group.

 

[The_Universe]

Red/orange/gold/yellow are definitely the phoenix-y colors that come to mind (for me, anyway)

As for a personal guard, I would imagine that (at the moment) they are just some of the veteran soldiers from Korienne's unit, or some of the more decorated units from the Battle of the Alder's Forest. Probably a combination, really.

As of now, the Queen's Guard is not a formal unit...they just try to put the best guys around her so she doesn't get killed. Archonus has also requested the opportunity to post some of his own guards around her - Warforged, not undead. I'll let you decide if you'll approve that or not.

In the Falcon Kingdom, the King is guarded by members of the First Talon - the Kingshield. You can start up an identical organization, make up your own thing, or just leave the situation as is.

What do you think?

I do think they would make good official banners for the personal guard, which will rarely need to use them on the battlefield.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I do think they would make good official banners for the personal guard, which will rarely need to use them on the battlefield.

Like I said, I was not suggesting they be the big battle banners. That is absolutly ridiculous.

I just thought they were really cool.

Additionally, the metal can be dyed red or yellow to contrast the silver.

 

[The_Universe]

When?

Just now.

 

[The_Universe]

Like I said, I was not suggesting they be the big battle banners. That is absolutly ridiculous.

I just thought they were really cool.

Additionally, the metal can be dyed red or yellow to contrast the silver.

I think using them in the throne room, and perhaps as the banners for the Queen's Personal Guard are going to be best use of them. Consider it done. Now, what's the Phoenix Kingdom's banner look like? The personal guard?

 

[Laurel]

Red/orange/gold/yellow are definitely the phoenix-y colors that come to mind (for me, anyway)

As for a personal guard, I would imagine that (at the moment) they are just some of the veteran soldiers from Korienne's unit, or some of the more decorated units from the Battle of the Alder's Forest. Probably a combination, really.

As of now, the Queen's Guard is not a formal unit...they just try to put the best guys around her so she doesn't get killed. Archonus has also requested the opportunity to post some of his own guards around her - Warforged, not undead. I'll let you decide if you'll approve that or not.

In the Falcon Kingdom, the King is guarded by members of the First Talon - the Kingshield. You can start up an identical organization, make up your own thing, or just leave the situation as is.

What do you think?

AB is her husband and he is not asking to put undead on it, personally, L'Aurel trusts him so if he wants to okay by me.

With the foundations being set it may be good to go ahead and start a formal group as her guard even just a five to ten team. I love the idea of all that flashing as the walk in for grand occations- blind those around and also achieves the goal of no one can out shine or out do Jaine's entrance- oh yeah!

Names- Throne's Wing --following true throne not the male or female sittign in it, and wing since our stuff is all about the birds But just first thing that came to mind

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I think using them in the throne room, and perhaps as the banners for the Queen's Personal Guard are going to be best use of them. Consider it done. Now, what's the Phoenix Kingdom's banner look like? The personal guard?

I think the Lion banner in the pics is really cool - but with a Phoenix and not a lion...

However, there are a bunch of drawings/designs that I made long ago...